Education - Posture:

Poor Posture

When you have poor posture, the body's proper vertical position is out of alignment and the back's natural curves become distorted.

Head Forward or Slouched Posture:

• rounded shoulders

• head forward, rounded upper back

• arched lower back

• protruding buttocks

• chest flattens

• abdominal organs sag, crowding and making more work for heart and lungs

• seen often in women who have osteoporosis in later years

Military posture:

• head pulled back

• shoulder blades tightly pulled back

• arched lower back

• knees locked (straight)

• minimizes the spinal column's ability to be a shock absorber for the body

Slumped sitting posture:

• upper back humped or too rounded

• head forward

• rounded lower back

• often starts in teenage years